Total Crime Rate

65.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 65.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.9 7/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Overhill Gardens area has the 16th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Patcham & Hollingbury , and the 407th highest crime rate of 815 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Overhill Gardens (BN1 8ND) in the last 12 months was 65.5 per 1,000 residents and was 17.6% lower than the Patcham & Hollingbury average (79.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 29.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Overhill Gardens (BN1 8ND), the main crime hotspot is near South Woodlands. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Overhill Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Audrey Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Audrey Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour South Woodlands —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Overhill Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Audrey Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Overhill Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peacock Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peacock Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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